Grimland, Gunsten and Lofise, House
Why it's listed
Set in a field along FM 219, about eight and a half miles southwest of Clifton in Bosque County, this one-and-a-half-story stone house was built around 1869 or 1870 by Gunsten and Lofise Grimland. The original portion has two rooms. A wood-frame addition, probably added around the turn of the century, extends the west end and gives the building a row-house type of plan. Both main facades are symmetrical: the north front has a central doorway flanked by two windows, while the south wall has two doorways and a central window. A stone chimney rises through the corrugated metal roof, and a cistern sits a few feet south. The house has been unoccupied and used as a barn for more than 40 years, so the interior is gutted and the doors and sashes are gone. It was listed as a good example of an early pioneer farmhouse in the Norwegian settlement area, standing close to the larger Keddel and Liv Grimland farm.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the house as a good illustration of an early pioneer farmhouse in the Norwegian settlement area of Bosque County. It is a two-room stone dwelling with a later frame addition that created a row-house type of plan. It stands close to the larger Keddel and Liv Grimland farm.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83003105, listed July 22, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SW of Clifton on FM 219, Clifton |
|---|---|
| County | Bosque County |
| Listed | July 22, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83003105 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Gunsten and Lofise Grimland |
| Areas of significance | European, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Unoccupied and abandoned; used as a barn for over 40 years, with the interior gutted and doors and window sashes removed. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.72623, -97.71089 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83003105.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001641
- This listing as JSON
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